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Segment Information (Schedule Of Segment Reporting - Earnings Before Interest And Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 27, 2024 | Oct. 29, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Earnings before interest and taxes |  | $ 367 | $ 358
Accelerated Amortization of Intangible Assets |  | (7) | (7)
Costs Associated with Acquisition | [1] | 0 | (9)
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business | [2] | $ 25 | 0
Sovos Brands Acquisition |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Costs Associated with Acquisition |  |  | $ (9)
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit (Cost) Credit, Immediate Recognition of Actuarial Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) | Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss) |  | $ (2) | $ 0
Meals & Beverages [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Earnings before interest and taxes |  | 337 | 287
Snacks [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Earnings before interest and taxes |  | 142 | 161
Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Earnings before interest and taxes | [3] | (106) | (88)
Other Restructuring Costs |  | (29) | (11)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Contracts |  | 4 | (15)
Accelerated Amortization of Intangible Assets |  | (7) | (7)
Plum and Certain Other Litigation Expenses |  | (1) | (2)
Cybersecurity Incident Recoveries (Costs) |  | 1 | (3)
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business |  | $ 25 |
Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment [Member] | Sovos Brands Acquisition |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Costs Associated with Acquisition |  |  | (9)
Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit (Cost) Credit, Immediate Recognition of Actuarial Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss) |  | $ (2) |
Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment [Member] | Cost Savings and Optimization Initiatives |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Earnings before interest and taxes | [4] | $ (6) | $ (2)
[1] | Related to the acquisition of Sovos Brands. See Note 3 for additional information.
[2] | Related to the sale of our Pop Secret popcorn business. See Note 4 for additional information.
[3] | Represents unallocated items. Costs related to cost savings and optimization initiatives were $29 million in the three-month period ended October 27, 2024, and $11 million in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023. Unrealized mark-to-market adjustments on outstanding undesignated commodity hedges were gains of $4 million in the three-month period ended October 27, 2024, and losses of $15 million in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023. Accelerated amortization expense related to customer relationship intangible assets was $7 million in the three-month periods ended October 27, 2024 and October 29, 2023. Insurance recoveries of $1 million and costs of $3 million related to a cybersecurity incident were included in the three-month periods ended October 27, 2024 and October 29, 2023, respectively. Litigation expenses related to the Plum baby food and snacks business, which was divested on May 3, 2021, and certain other litigation matters were $1 million and $2 million and were included in the three-month periods ended October 27, 2024 and October 29, 2023, respectively. A loss on the sale of our Pop Secret popcorn business of $25 million was included in the three-month period ended October 27, 2024. A postretirement actuarial loss of $2 million was included in the three-month period ended October 27, 2024. Costs of $9 million associated with the acquisition of Sovos Brands were included in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023.
[4] | See Note 8 for additional information.

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